Friday, February 25, 2011

Dark Eldar Scourges Painted

These guys have been a long time coming...but I finally Painted them.

The blue/grey armour is what the rest of my Kabal of Endless Twilight will be painted with. Aside from that I just wanted to try unique feather patterns for each scourge and realistic bone colored helmets.

Great looking scourge models. I think I am most excited about the new scourges that are coming out, but GW will have to be on their game to have better models than these. Great work. I love the birdman heads, the paint on the wings is great too. Keep up the good work.

The armor is this:Black followed by a black/blue drybrush then Vallejo Blue Grey highlight. Once dry I gave it a Badab Black wash followed by a coat of Vallejo Transparent Azul. Then I took the same Vallejo Blue Grey I used to highlight earlier and did a spot highlight on just the sharpest edges of the armor.

Brass areas:Brazen Brass followed by a wash of Vallejo Bronze Green

Pink Gems: Warlock purple followed by a pink highlight, white spot

The only thing I can tip wise about starting a dark Eldar army is to try and keep everything clean. Clean sharp highlights & dark colors seem to work the best. I mean after all they are highly advanced Xenos and they wouldn't have sloppy dirty armor. Try to avoid excessive drybrushing and utilize lots of washes to build up the shadows in the armor plating. Also, don't skip out on all the tiny details. The new figs are loaded with gemstones and trinkets, take the time to paint them and it will really add a layer of character depth to each model.

I use Armory Black, it's one of the best primers I've used, way better than GW (and cheaper). It has a nice texture when done that really grips paint well as primer should.http://www.thewarstore.com/armorysprayprimerblack.html

Yeah, all my DE have vibrant purples and blues contrasted by rich Black. It's actually very similar to my Slaaneshi schemes... but that seems fitting in a way given the back story of The Fall.

I do always mix my black with a bit of blue though. It adds a layer of color depth and makes the black seem "darker" because it absorbs more light in the spectrum. It also makes the bright purples and blues "pop" more with the higher level of contrast.

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Im an artsy renaissance man; A designer, an Illustrator, a Photographer, a Sculptor, a Model Converter & Painter. I enjoy all aspects of creativity and while I don't proclaim to be the best at anything, I know a bit about most things creative.
I enjoy all things evil in Warhammer 40k, Mainly Chaos and Dark Eldar as evident by my blog posts.
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